What this site is for

I’ve wanted to build a proper home for this work for a long time. Not a product site, not a blog, not another account on someone else’s platform. Just one place where I could bring together the different parts of my language-learning life — the languages, methods, tools, books, notes, and half-finished experiments.

So this is that place.

Most of what I do revolves around language learning as a long-term practice rather than a short burst of motivation. I’m interested in what actually helps over months and years: reading a lot, growing vocabulary, staying in contact with the language, building better workflows. Some of that turns into writing, some into software, some sits unfinished for a while.

Right now, a lot of my attention is on Azerbaijani. I’ve gone back to reading Flowers for Algernon in Azerbaijani, watching films, reviewing flashcards, and trying to push my vocabulary further. I’m also trying to bring French back into active use through reading. And I’m reading adapted English books with my daughter as she learns the language.

I keep building tools that grow out of my own needs as a learner. Ember is the clearest example — I wanted a better environment for reading in foreign languages, so I started building one. Other projects are connected to vocabulary, reading workflows, and the general question of how to keep learning effective without making it miserable.

That’s what this site is for: documenting the process, thinking out loud, and connecting practice, writing, and software. I’m still setting things up here, but the direction is clear.